Erie County parks are open 7 AM to dusk in winter (Labor Day to Memorial Day) and 7 AM to 9 PM in summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day). Visitors and reserved-shelter users must vacate by closing time.
Unlike ADU, sign, and lighting rules, park hours are a genuine Erie County matter because the county operates its own park system through the Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry. Per the county's published Policies and Procedures, parks run seasonal hours: winter (Labor Day to Memorial Day) is 7 AM to dusk, and summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) is 7 AM to 9 PM. Reserved shelters open at 10 AM; permit holders must vacate by 9 PM in summer or dusk in winter. The county also bars glass containers, hunting, firearms, and metal detecting, requires dogs leashed and off beaches, and keeps parks smoke-free. Alcohol is beer and wine only with a shelter permit. Municipal parks set separate hours.
Remaining in an Erie County park after posted closing hours, or violating other park rules, can result in ejection by park staff or park police and enforcement of county park regulations. Glass, firearms, hunting, and smoking prohibitions are enforced on-site.
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